The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-19
THE REFORM ORGAN.
Record Of the New Orleans Picayune, ill.,,
Leader in Reform.

Monroe Bulletin.
This wonderful paper may truly be de,
scrlhed as Ito. one thing constant, never, -
except its own Inconsistency.
AT different periods it has advocated, AMI
condemned. every iran and every measure
which have formed the subjects OF it's etlito
rails during the past twenty-five years.
1t was more than fish daring the years o.
Tpse rec and whenever Northern OF
ant in New Orleans. this plant expopen.
WAS it's subservient tool. or at least spologist.
:. aL,s the Fourteenth Of septsm!S,er i 74
i Tss q Gen fs NchaIs WITH the popu
IN 1877 it was .enthnsi, site in his praise.
Before he had been long in office its esli-
torlals were heavy, with eensnre as to HI;
course, and especially as to his appointments.
Il deserted NICHOLS and advocated the claim
again in 1883. and yet in the latter reari.
rnthlessly deserted Ogden and again ady,,-
Gated the claims of Nichols.
=, During the entire year of 1858, prior to,
the State convention, it was evident to apy
reader Of the PicaVune that its editor was No
governed in his articles by a desire for In
public good, bnt that in his bitter enmity to-
the State Treasurer he had, or felt himself i,s
Emery and ms entire administration.
With the scent of bloodhound and tIre
mercy which chAracterizes the man-eatip-
tiger, it hunted the record of the private s:.d
public acts OF Gov. NcEnery and his brother,
and tore and mangled them with feroc;s
never before known before, ever il.
ton Of 1893 as delegate s 'n USE.
every mesns in his power to secure the non.
ination OF NICHOLS, even at the expense OF
featsd faction pledged themselves to star.t
by the nomination, and Immediately afte;
ward made use of the Picupte in D hopeies
effort to defeat the regular Democrat
ticket That the Picdva,e was guilty a.:
treason to the party in 1884 there can b
no. question. The evidence that it ''gav
aid and comfort to the enemy" is patent i,
the Radical circrllar issued April S, 1885,
in which the editorial of the Pfcdvune
April is used as their. biggest gun" fc
Stevenson. In this editorial the Picay,e
''The refusal of the voters to bolt bad nom
nations is an act0f inlmensurable cowardicn
No community can be safely intrusted wits
the franchise SO long rs it is bound slave /.
party linss.
And again:
''The notion that yon must vote for ma
because he j the regular nomination is NOR
than false; It is a sin against every patriot
OF a voter.
Remember, that these extracts were fro,f.
an article issued but two weeks before til.
election, and made use Of as the basis OF =
order to draw from fsir allegiance the Der
ocratic voters of the State! 1t had its III
tiuence in giving many votes to Stevenson
which he would not have obtained Severn
Ct the small Papers 81 the 3, State, even thu
Camp street." n,,tably, that inmaeala.,
sheet the Webster Tribune, whose editor, wa
also member Of the nominating CONVEX.
| ton, and shame be it said, that suficiel(
number of Democrats were deeoyed frp.a
/ to the Radical candidate, John A. Sterenso;
| The PicGyn7le has looked with .jaundice,
| eyes, Upon every act OF Gov. McEnery's ad
ministratoE.
Nothing has been too absurd. too far
him. According to this model refcrmer, i ,
| his acts have either been Illegal or unnecei
| sary and oil his appointments Infamous.
In 1886 the .Picapt,ee followed the leg
| innate logic OF things" in becoming I'll
leader end tho organ Of the boilers in Ii
First District iii the attempt to beat ST. Mar
| tin, the regular nominee, by the subseqrcn
| nomination OF Hunt, and q thorough ailili.
| ton with all the Bore-heads and Radicals o.
| that district.
The course Of the Pica1,tne in the presens
| canvass has been identically the same as TIN. !
| in 1888. The personal grievance is s.i
| in the ascendant. and could its editor t.,
morrow see better chance OF electlng SON.
| Nichols without the slightest hesitation o.
without one conscientious scI7tpte.
And SO when the Convention meets ar':
Gov. McEnery is ren0minated, this great e. :
| ponent of reform will again send forth ed
| torisis in favor of boiling. viii again prin
| Radical circulars, and prepare slips TO b.
pasted over the name of McEnery on Il,
| tickets: and its reform editor will again D0'
his scratched ticket as he did in 1884.
We consider it great misfortune for tn
/ State AID party that SO many good me
and true, y from Gen. Nichols down. hase
been led astray by the specious arguments O
this paper, which have been engendered l.
hate, and the object Of which is to defeat al
enemy And in conclusion, we appeal to vi
thinking men who have trne affection 70
Democratic principles and for the grand o.
party itself, to pause and consider as t
where they are being led, not for the az
yancement of the best interests OF the State
not to do honor to the manned soldier q
Louisiana in whon we are all equally PROUD.
: bat to CRAFTY the personal spite of one wh,a
hatred can only be appeased in tho oefeat {
personal enemy, and who Is making use {
! the party machinery to crafty his reyeng
l
} Arson has 9 high opinion Of Baldwin az
pitcher. He thinks &no her year in Il
!. League will steady bsm and strengthen hi
d in those particulars where be is confessed
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